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in dribs and drabs
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in dribs and drabs
in small portions; bit by bit. I'll have to pay you what I owe you in dribs and drabs. The whole story is being revealed in dribs and drabs.
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in dribs and drabs
in small amounts or a few at a time We could only afford to pay the builder in dribs and drabs. The hostages have been released in dribs and drabs.
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in dribs and drabs
in small amounts She says she keeps getting information in dribs and drabs.
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Olive Although I didn't have house insurance the court didn't care about me having to find the other pounds 500 and I only get the money from him when he pays it in dribs and drabs.
There appears to have been no consultation with bus passengers, and why are we only getting information in dribs and drabs?
Byline: Bob Shields THE bedraggled dribs and drabs of Rangers fans are still filtering back to my pub - and all with a story to tell.
 
 
 
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